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3,500 new apartments in Williamsburg and Greenpoint are in flood zones

July 21, 2018 By Free Williamsburg

3,500 new apartments in Williamsburg and Greenpoint are in flood zones

Remember Sandy? Developers don’t. According to Localize.city, twelve percent of New York apartments that are under contruction or have recently completed contruction are in flood zones. The worst culprits are the new buildings in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Long Island City: More than 3,500 new apartments have been built in flood-prone parts of Williamsburg and Greenpoint […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: flood zones, gentrification, Stephen Levin Towers, The Greenpoint

Greenpoint Landing getting TWO MORE towers to further destroy the neighborhood

May 29, 2018 By Robert Lanham

Greenpoint Landing getting TWO MORE towers to further destroy the neighborhood

If you’ve been in Greenpoint recently, you’re likely already familiar with the looming monstrosity known as The Greenpoint and its ugly neighbors Stephen Levin Towers. The once-quiet neighborhood has been menaced by the construction of these new towers for the last year two years. Now, these out-of-scale condos for the rich are getting some neighbors […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint Tagged With: 77 Commercial Street, gentrification, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers, The Greenpoint

The MTA apparently has no idea how they’re going to handle the rapidly approaching L Train shutdown

December 6, 2017 By Robert Lanham

The MTA apparently has no idea how they’re going to handle the rapidly approaching L Train shutdown

As you undoubtedly know, the City and the MTA plan to close the L Train for nearly all of 2019 and part of 2020. We’re just 16 months away, and they still haven’t announced how they’re going to handle the 15-month closure, which will affect an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 riders. Representatives from the MTA claim they simply […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: DOT, l train, MTA, shutdown, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers, Steve Levin

Interactive map shows how your neighborhood will be affected by ‘luxury condos’

January 23, 2017 By Free Williamsburg

DNA has put together a very useful – albeit troubling – interactive map that helps New Yorkers visualize the construction that’s underway, or planned, in their neighborhoods. Looking at Greenpoint is especially frustrating given the amount of out-of-scale construction that’s happening along its waterfront. A tower called The Greenpoint, which is on the West Street between […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: gentrication, Stephen Levin Towers

Greenpoint Landing will steal your girlfriend

November 2, 2015 By A. P. Smith

Ok, so everyone’s favorite embodiment of doom in Greenpoint, the mega-project Greenpoint Landing is getting two more massive “high-rise” buildings for “luxury residential rentals.” 30 and 40 stories each, these towers are terrible, just the worst. These towers will steal your girlfriend. They’ll do all your drugs and ask to borrow five bucks. They’ll throw […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: greenpoint landing, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers

Forget poor doors, Greenpoint developers building segregated poor buildings

June 30, 2015 By Robert Lanham

The last time we checked in with the progress of the 10-tower Greenpoint Landing waterfront development — aka Stephen Levin Towers — we were hearing concerns from the community about the decision to dig in a polluted Superfund site. Now, that they’ve officially broken ground — don’t breathe until they’re done — they’ve released more details about […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint Tagged With: 77 Commercial Street, developers, douchebags, gentrification, greenpoint landing, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers, superfund

Times says Bushwick Inlet Park could cost another half billion in "ransom" money

June 1, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Better late than never, the Times has finally tackled the Bushwick Inlet Park controversy. Adding up the numbers, they write that the city — which has already spent $225 million on the park — is a “textbook study in civic entropy and how public developments go awry.” And $225 million is just the beginning. The […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, bushwick inlet park, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers

Health dept says air is safe, Stephen Levin sees CitiStorage fire as opportunity to get started on park

February 11, 2015 By Robert Lanham

The Health Department conceded last night that they could have responded more quickly to concerns about dangerous fumes from the CitiStorage fire. They reassured the community that, though the CitiStorage site could be toxic for weeks, the air quality in Williamsburg has not been compromised: At a town hall meeting last night, the health department admitted […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: bushwick inlet park, CitiStorage fire, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers

It's official, the Two Trees plan to turn Domino into Dubai/Disneyland has been approved

May 16, 2014 By Robert Lanham

Goodbye historic landmark, hello Lego set condos: The latest Domino Sugar factory development plan passed the Council in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, opening the way for construction on the mega-development after years of heated debate over the project. Developer Two Trees Management Company’s vision includes five towers that are supposed to hold thousands of […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bill DeBlasio, domino sugar factory, Stephen Levin, Stephen Levin Towers, two trees, zoning

Greenpoint is getting a huge convention center on Franklin Street

April 15, 2014 By Robert Lanham

In addition to Urban Outfitters and Stephen Levin Towers, here’s something else no one in the neighborhood wants. An expo center: The Brooklyn EXPO is located in the thriving neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It is a new concept for a historical neighborhood that is now emerging as a frontier of culture in the Brooklyn scene. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brooklyn EXPO, dumb, Stephen Levin Towers

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